The New York City All-Day Singing takes place on the Saturday before the third Sunday in September.
In May 2025 we will be hosting our second annual All-Day Singing from the Christian Harmony, on Saturday, May 17, at First Presbyterian Church on Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights. Facebook event.
The details:
Please join us in serene Brooklyn Heights in New York City for an All-Day singing from the Christian Harmony (2010 Revision)!
We'll be singing at First Presbyterian Church Brooklyn on Henry street, where the NYCADS was held in 2017 and 2018 and a lovely venue in all respects. Registration and setup at 9:30, singing from 10 am with breaks and a shared meal in the middle of the day.
All are welcome. No experience with singing from the Christian Harmony or shape note music is required. Loaner books will be available.
There will be a social following the singing on Saturday evening.
We'll also have a bonus third Sunday singing from the 1991 Edition of the Sacred Harp. That singing will be held on the Upper West Side in the space of the Christian Community on 309 W 74th street from 1-4. Additional details are forthcoming.
And of course, please invite your friends! This singing is open to the public, with no prior experience with the Christian Harmony required. (Though do RSVP on Partiful so we can get a sense of how many people are going to be there.)
Traveling singers: we look forward to hosting and singing with you! Please be in contact if you need help finding accommodations or making plans, or for any information about singing in New York City. If you're in town before or after the singing, we sing every Wednesday evening, and would always love to sing with you.
Local singers: there are lots of things that go into putting on this shindig, and we'd love your help! There are things to do before the singing and day of! Stay tuned, and be in touch to get involved.
Join us for our next Sacred Harp all-day singing on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
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Please join us for the New York City All-Day Singing on Saturday, September 14, 2024. We will gather at historic Brooklyn Friends Meeting located at 110 Schermerhorn Street from 10am to 3:30 with dinner on the grounds.
All are welcome! No singing experience is necessary! Loaner books will be available.
The meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible and has outdoor and indoor space available. There are two all-gender restrooms on the ground floor.
Covid protocol: please take a Covid test before your arrival, we will have extras at the registration table.
Housing: Local housing is available with singers, as is information on local hotels. Contact nycads.housing@gmail.com to request.
There will be a social after the singing, details to follow.
More singing on Sunday, September 15:
There will be additional (extra! bonus!) singing from the Shenandoah Harmony on Sunday. We will meet from 1-3:30 in the same location, Brooklyn Friends meeting house.
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Join us for an all-day singing from the Christian Harmony at the Brooklyn Friends Meeting, 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, on May 18.
We will sing from 10:30am to 4:00pm. Doors open at 10:00am if you’d like to come early and help us set up!
Dinner on the grounds and social to follow.
Loaner books will be available.
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The 2023 New York City All-Day Singing was held on Saturday, September 16th at the historic Brooklyn Friends Meeting. 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
We sang from 10:00am-3pm. Registration and breakfast started at 9:30. The details:
Loaner books will be available.
Dinner on the grounds at 12:30pm. Please bring food to share.
Housing: Local housing is available with singers, as is information on local hotels. Contact nycads.housing@gmail.com
Covid Protocol: Take a covid test before your arrival, we will have extras at the registration table. Mask-Optional. We will be running air purifiers in the meeting hall.
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The 2019 NEW YORK CITY ALL-DAY SINGING took place on Saturday, September 14, 9:30am - 3pm at historic Brooklyn Friends Meeting, 110 Schermerhorn Street (at Boerum Place), Brooklyn, NY 11201. (We were on hiatus 2020-2022 because of the pandemic.)
Two Days of Singing!
Saturday, Sept. 14, 9:30am - 3pm: All-Day Singing with Dinner on the Grounds.
Saturday, Sept. 14, 3:15pm - 4:15pm: "Composium" Tunesmith Workshop.
Sunday, Sept. 15, 1:30-3:30pm: Manhattan Monthly Singing (Special Brooklyn Christian Harmony Edition), also at Brooklyn Friends Meeting.
